Will you make it on time ?

Chapter 1

Ishan's pov:-

I woke up in a dimly lit basement. My head was throbbing with pain. My vision was blurry.

I looked around for sometime and tried to move my hands but realized that they are cuffed.

They were attached to a metal pole in the side of the basement .

Ishan's pov:-

"You are finally up. huh ? Are you even listening to me ?" I heard a man's voice which sounded a little familiar.

He got up from the chair and walked towards me.

He gently grabbed my jaw and inspected my face while moving it left to right.

"You look so much like him....." That man slowly mumbled to himself.

As the realization finally hit me that I am kidnapped, I instantly tried to get away from him.

"What do you want?! Why did you bring me here?! Please just let me go!! I won't tell anyone about it!!!" I started pleading after slapping that man's hand and trying to make space between them as much as possible .

"Stay right here. I'll be back." That man ignored my pleadings, got up and walked out of the basement.

I tried to break free from the cuffs hold but nothing worked out.

Then I gradually accepted my defeat after seeing my red wrists caused by my efforts to escape.

As I was busy silently sobbing that man walked back into the room with something in his hand.

He came to me and sat down on his knees in front of me.

"Here take this pill." He handed me some pills and placed a glass of water on the floor.

"What are these pills for?!Why are you giving them to me?!...." I stared at those pills for some seconds before throwing them away.

His gaze followed the direction of those pills before landing back on me with his furrowed eyesbrows.

"Fine you don't want to fix your attitude I will fix it for you." That man got up and picked up a knife from the table and came towards me.

My breath hitched as he pointed the knife at my throat.

"Swallow it right now." He ordered in threatening tone.

Even when I am scared shitless I still didn't dare to swallow those pills.

What if it has poison?

"I have other means of making you take it. Do you want to find out what they are?" That man gripped my hair harshly and pulled my head backward.

His face was coming closer that I could feel his hot breath on my face.

"I'll swallow it..... Please stop...." I said in a scared mumbling tone not wanting to get hurt.

He let go my hair and handed me more pills. I hesitanlty swallowed those pills and he handed me the glass.

My vision started to become blurry with each passing minutes and I passed out.

Some hours later.

I woke up with a sharp piercing pain in my head.

I looked to my left and saw that man sitting on the chair examining something in his hand.

He didn't bother to pay attention to me and kept doing what he is doing.

I hugged my knees and kept silently crying.

I am kidnapped by an unknown person and kept as a prisoner in a cage like basement.

"Who are you? Why did you kidnap me?" I finally decided to ask him as I became fed up of crying.

"You don't remember me? We met at the cafe." He turned his head to me and said in a confused tone.

I slowly shaked my head after giving it a thought.

"Mayank" He stated in a calm tone.

Suddenly all the memories came back running to me.

Now I remembered the man who bumped into me at the cafe while I was working. 

I had a bad feeling about him at that day and it was true.

The basement became completely silent again. We both didn't speak for some minutes. 

Then I decided to broke the silence. I wanted to know the reason of this kidnapping.

"So who was he?...." I rested my head back on the wall and asked without looking at him.

"Huh?" He mumbled in confusion.

"You said I looked so much like him so who was he." I managed to ask him out of both curiosity and frustration.

"I used to have someone I deeply loved but he left me. He is gone now. I tried to contact his family and friends but they never returned my calls than I saw you." Mayank stopped what he was doing and said while looking at me.

"You are my second chance with him." He stated before wiping his teary eyes and blankly staring on the floor.

I tightly shut my eyes not wanting to cry again. So, I am a replacement for someone he loved.

"You know I have someone I deeply loved too.... He would be so worried right now. So please just let me go....." I opened my eyes and said while blankly staring on the floor.

Shubman would be worried sick right now. I don't know if he has even eaten yet.

Mayank totally ignored my words. I saw him getting up from the chair and walking towards the exit.

"I am not him. And I'll never be him." I said while watching him walk to the door.

Silence ............

"Soon you will be. I will give you everything." He stopped after reaching the gate and said before walking out.

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